Generator on for Ac while traveling
I am getting ready to take our first voyage in our new (new to us) Class A. I am wondering should i run the generator and the roof AC while traveling to cool the inside of the coach? What is the nor...
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holstein13 wrote:
You need to exercise your generator under load anyway. What better time than on a long hot drive?
I find that we often go from full hookup to full hookup; therefore, if we want to exercise our generator, we need to do it while hooked up (waste of fuel) or while driving. I'd rather run it while driving because it takes a load off of my alternator. In your case, your alternator is probably not powering the A/C, but at least you won't waste the fuel exercising the generator while you are hooked up.
Ideally, of course, you'd boondock at least once a month and exercise it there. That way you don't waste any fuel at all.
What makes you think that YOUR alternator is running your roof a/c? Only the thermostat is operated on 12V on the roof a/c. What load is the 110V generator going to take off your 12V alternator? Plus running your generator every time you travel is a waste of fuel if you do it more than once a month for an hour. We are full timers and stay in one spot sometimes for as much as 5 mos. so we have to exercise our generator monthly.
